Thai Boiled Stuffed Bitter Gourd Recipe

Serves/Makes: 4 – 6

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound white prawns (shrimps)
• 1/2 pound grams pork
• 2 Chinese bitter gourds (bitter melons)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 1/2 cups soup stock or water

How to cook:

• Wash the bitter gourds (bitter melons), cut them crosswise into 3-inch sections, and remove the insides with a fork.
• Wash the prawns and shell them only the meat is used.
• Chop the prawns (shrimps) and pork together, mix in the fish sauce, and fill the bitter gourd sections with the mixture.
• Place the filled sections in a pot, pour in the stock, put the lid on the pot, and simmer until the gourd is tender.
• Taste, and add more fish sauce if you wish.

Notes:
The Thai name for Boiled Stuffed Bitter Gourd recipe is Tun Ma-Ra Yat Sai.
This recipe is delicious, simple, and really easy to cook.

This recipe for Thai Boiled Stuffed Bitter Gourd serves/makes: 4 – 6

Main Ingredient: Shrimp
Preparation Method: Poached/Simmered
Cuisine: Thai